Though the core business purpose of Ozarks Electric Cooperative is to provide reliable, affordable electricity, our larger mission is to make our corner of the world a better place. With that in mind, we knew building and bringing fiber broadband to our community was the right choice with OzarksGo.  “We want to work to build […]

Broadband access is critical to local economies and small businesses, particularly in rural and underserved communities. This is why Lake Region Electric Cooperative (LREC) stepped up to the plate to build fiber optic broadband where no one else was willing to build, similar to electric service 80 years ago. Rachel Dallis, attorney at law, started […]

As they endeavor to educate students, area schools focus on useful, practical applications for technology. Is there a more noble objective than educating our children and keeping them safe while they learn? BOLT Fiber Optics has made it a priority to work closely with area schools, ensuring these institutions have access to the resources they […]

The cooperative business model is special, but why?

In essence, all cooperatives – including electric cooperatives – exist to serve. The premise of a cooperative is neighbors helping neighbors working towards a common goal. The cooperative business model allowed rural electric cooperatives to flourish around the country, bringing electric power where no one else would. Through this model, rural electrification became a reality.  […]

Fiber from K-Powernet enables their member cooperatives to utilize state of the art technology at a lower cost

Commitment to powering lives and empowering communities, electric cooperatives are, in many cases, well suited to provide reliable broadband.

He knows his daughter can have it all—a rural way of life and access to the world with a click, because their local cooperative makes it possible.

Rural Oklahomans have been left behind in terms of reliable internet choices, Cookson Hills Connect is solving this problem one subscriber at a time.

Electric cooperatives with fiber subsidiaries are the only broadband provider with up to a 50% adoption rate